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You may have heard the terms “bottom up” and “top down” used to describe approaches to investing.  You may even use one of these methods of stock selection yourself.  The two approaches involve opposing philosophies in determining which companies in which to invest.

Does the volume of your e-mail inundate you?  Do you dread opening your inbox because you’ll have 50 or even hundreds of messages since the last time you looked?  Is your system constantly filled to capacity with messages from people you don’t know?  In this era of instant messaging, text messaging and Web-based communication, e-mail remains a mainstay for most individuals and businesses alike. 

In business success or failure depends on how well you do against your competition.  I know, you are thinking you’re not in competition with others.  Your only job is to provide the customer with what they want.  But if that was your only job, then you would be opulently successful and probably not reading this now.  In reality you have two jobs: providing for the customer and doing better than your competition.  You are competing like it or not.  And just how do you compete?  You compete to win.  Your customer will only choose either you or one of your competitors.  Your job is to make sure the customer chooses you.

A personal injury lawsuit derives from any incident where an individual suffers fatal, physical and/or emotional injuries.  Examples include car accidents, slip and falls, construction site accidents, dog bites, burn injuries, food poisoning or using defective products.

Approximately 50 percent of all marriages in the U.S. end in divorce.  Unfortunately, divorce decrees are not easy to deal with, especially when it comes to splitting up retirement assets.  Following these basic guidelines will help to ensure an efficient transfer of assets from one spouse to another.  Most firms require two documents when transferring assets: a Letter of Instruction and a proper Divorce Decree or Separation Agreement.

So is it time to transfer to a new industry?  Industries have cycles; emerging technologies with explosive growth evolve to competitive environments with many organizations vying for the same customers.  When an industry finally reaches maturity, there is not enough business to go around with too many hungry mouths fighting for a piece of an ever-shrinking pie.  That’s when you find yourself working for a dinosaur, not that your boss acts like T-Rex, but that your company and the entire industry, is ultimately going to become extinct.

Helping individuals and businesses manage their debt is one of the most challenging and rewarding aspects of my profession.  The first question I ask is “What is your monthly budget?”  Most of the time, I get a blank stare in response.  Having a budget for our personal and business expenses is the first step to financial freedom.

A legal document assistant must meet certain educational requirements, attend continuing education programs and must be licensed and bonded with Los Angeles County.

Over the years, I have developed relationships with some very capable people in the business world.  From each of these people there is something to learn.  One of these people, a very capable woman, who has achieved some very high level things in the business world, shared something with me.  In a conversation several years ago, she said that each time she became involved in something, she was apprehensive about being able to do it.  To accomplish what needed to be done.

When it’s time for your company to relocate, you may be faced with the need to cable your new office for voice and data.  There are many options available with respect to type, category and configuration.  It’s important to know what your communication needs will be over the entire duration of time that you will be in the new space.
The most common cable categories available today are three, 5e and six.  Standards for each category are determined by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) in TIA/EIA 568-B and are defined as follows:

Cheating on your taxes?  Maybe thinking about it?  Let the tale of former taxman Ronald C. Heidel be a lesson to you.  In the mid-’70s, Heidel went to work for the Internal Revenue Service.  He was the dreaded auditor, the G-man who showed up at your door with bad news: You’ve been audited.  But as it turned out, Heidel wasn’t the average auditor.

When you are ready to begin selling your products online, there are many “shopping cart” products available for your consideration.

Nothing is more helpful than a positive support group and nothing is more damaging than constant negative reinforcement from friends and family members.  It’s very important to keep our distance from those who we know are not in our corner cheering us on.

Tip 1: Keep it Separated.  
Too many business owners mix and mingle their personal and professional finances.  Even if you are a sole proprietor keep you business business and your personal personal.  Set up separate checking accounts and if you need some funds from your small business, write yourself a check, or make a cash withdrawal.  This will help come tax time when you need to separate business expenses.  Even though the form of business is a path-through, you should still make sure a separation takes place.  This will make expense tracking and budgeting much easier on you.

Being a litigation attorney for the past 15 years has taught me something.  Litigation stinks.  It is expensive, time consuming and perhaps most importantly, you have no control over the outcome.  You are letting a complete stranger or group of strangers decide your fait. 

Vista, Microsoft’s new flagship operating system, was released in January 2007 replacing the six-year-old XP family of products.  Since its release, we’ve seen major computer manufacturer’s move from offering Vista exclusively to offering their customers a limited choice of Vista or XP versions.  This started the buzz that Vista was just not ready for full time use.  Yet, there are those who bought new computers with Vista who say it’s everything that Microsoft touted it to be and more, far better than XP.  Who is right?

Joint and several liability is important in personal injury cases.  It applies in situations when two or more defendants can be held responsible for plaintiff’s injuries.  In such cases, each defendant is jointly, individually, responsible for all economic damages, regardless of the percentage of fault found against any particular defendant.  Here is an example:

Anyone who spends a significant amount of time traveling for business purposes will tell you that living out of a suitcase is no fun.  Despite routinely traveling to destinations many people only hope to visit, many business travelers dislike having to leave home on an extended business trip.  Taking a spouse or the family along for a combined business trip/vacation can make the travel more enjoyable.  Here are some tax rules to consider when family members accompany a business traveler.